“With this cheap, easy way to gather the data in your medicine cabinet, Vitality can track how many times a person has taken the medicine in a day, a week or month, and map that against the schedule a doctor has prescribed.”

“Rose says there are many reasons beyond forgetfulness that users skip meds, such as concerns of cost, side effects, or lack of education on the effects of their disease. The GlowCaps system aims to both prevent those factors from becoming hindrances, and implement services that encourage users to take their drugs in the future, based on their individual psychological profiles.”

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"Vitality is selling the pill caps directly to consumers over Amazon, but it’s end goal is to distribute them through pharmacies and drug companies, who would subsidize the cost of the product."

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"These are instructive findings for pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers who have a vested interest in improving patient outcomes with their products and services."

Message from a Bottle
"It's like flipping a coin with your health. Despite the fact that their medications could save or extend their lives, the average patient fails to follow their pill prescription half the time."

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"GlowCaps are special caps for your pill bottles that remind you to take your medicine on time--first by lighting up or glowing, then by calling your home phone, and if you still don't remember, finally calling a caregiver."

Among Atlanta AT&T gadgets, medical message in a bottle
"Patients are going to head home from the pharmacy with a free, flashing, noisy tattletale of a pill bottle. Insurers, drug makers and pharmacies will pay for the bottle, on the grounds that it will keep people healthier and sell more pills."

Among Atlanta AT&T gadgets, medical message in a bottle
"As health care providers, we must find strategies that help patients become more adherent to their medications and care plans," said Alice Watson, MD, MPH, corporate manager of research and program evaluation at the Center for Connected Health, in a prepared statement. "We are extremely encouraged by these interim results." The center has no financial stake in Vitality."

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"I would think some health agency might want to get involved—sticking to a prescription’s schedule can also drive down health care costs."

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"Express Scripts Inc., the big St. Louis pharmacy-benefit manager, is about to test an electronic pill container that issues a series of increasingly insistent reminders, in a national study among patient members."

Out-of-the-ordinary life science ideas offer potential business success
“David Rose's...company, Cambridge-based Vitality Inc., is the maker of GlowCaps, a telemedicine solution that reminds patients to take their pills via a “smart” pill cap and reports back to doctors and loved ones. The value proposition targets both insurance and pharmaceutical companies: For pharmas, better adherence to medication regimes boosts the bottom line.”

Medicine Bottles Get Net Connection
"An Internet-connected pill bottle cap sounds a bit over the top, but its creator says the device can generate real health improvements, cost savings, and even revenue for insurance and pharmaceutical companies."

Among Atlanta AT&T gadgets, medical message in a bottle
“The bottle will glow and ring aloud when it’s time to take a pill. And it will report slackers: A pill-skipper can expect at least one robotic telephone call per missed dose.
Insurers, drug makers and pharmacies will pay for the bottle, on the grounds that it will keep people healthier and sell more pills.
And benefiting quietly in the background will be Atlanta-based AT&T Mobility, whose wireless system supports the bottle's smarts.”

Forget to take meds? Pill bottle will remind you
"A Cambridge, Mass.-based startup called Vitality Inc. was set to announce the pill-bottle system Thursday, saying it helps solve one of the biggest problems in medicine: that people don't consistently take the drugs they're prescribed."

Smart packaging can improve habits and transform healthcare
"Successful programs for smoking cessation, exercise, and dieting teach us that social feedback loops are key to effective behavioral change. The best programs combine social dynamics with immediate personalized feedback. They educate, they nurture and they admonish. They coach. We can channel these lessons of behavioral change to improve medication adherence. Smart medication packaging can be the catalyst."

Vitality GlowCaps - Prescription Adherence Device
"It’s estimated that half a million people take at least one pill a day, and adherence is a common issue. Busy parents, business travelers, seniors living alone, and kids — we all forget at some time or another. GlowCaps can help you remember."